| omgwtfbbq said: erm, there is evidence. Leave your Wii on standby connection. The fan turns off. After a while, touch the console. It's toasty warm. Toasty warm console + no air flow = overheating. It's not solid proof, but it's evidence ;) and it's the most likely cause. |
The most likely cause is memory chips that don't meet the required spec.
I have touched the case when it's been in WiiConnect24 for over a week, it's warm. Warm + no air flow = warm. It's as warm as it's going to get after a week. If it was hot enough to cause damage, you wouldn't want to touch it.
Look, I know this sounds like a good argument. The fan is off, but the system is still running, therefore it must be overheating, but the Wii isn't like a PC. It was designed on purpose with lower specifications, and it uses only a fraction of those in standby mode. A typical CPU draws 100W of power all by itself, the entire Wii only draws 10W in standby.
If it really makes you feel better, go ahead and disable the WiiConnect24 feature.
